BUMF is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BUMF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUMF?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUMF is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUMF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bumfsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUMF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BUMF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does BUMF mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
Useless printed material.
Bumf is clipped from a coarser compound about lavatory paper, which is why it carries more contempt than any polite equivalent. British offices have used it about paperwork since the 1930s.
How BUMF is used
Uncountable. Informal and British.
- A folder of bumf that nobody has ever opened.
- The word bumf is clipped from a coarser compound.
- Offices have called paperwork bumf since the 1930s.
- Bumf carries more contempt than paperwork does.
- Two envelopes of bumf and one actual letter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUMF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUMF
11 longer words begin with BUMF.
Shorter words from the letters in BUMF
Common questions about BUMF
- Is BUMF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUMF, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUMF worth?
- BUMF is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUMF mean?
- Useless printed material.
- What letters can be added to BUMF?
- BUMF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BUMF:
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